CTV News: A distinctly Quebec affair: The province's election is like nowhere else in Canada

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Issues of Quebec identity have dominated the campaign. There is broad consensus on the need to cut carbon emissions. And none of the main parties can be considered traditionally conservative. So who will take the October 1st election?

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